62 kg opium seized in SW China
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KUNMING - Police in Southwest China's Yunnan province seized 62.76 kg of opium at the border checkpoint of Qingshuihe Port, local authorities said Wednesday.
Police at the checkpoint were recently informed by local residents that some smuggled drugs would possibly enter China through the port, so they intensified their efforts to check the area.
On June 7, the police discovered two woven bags in a rubber tree forest near the station. Twenty piles of opium, with a total weight of 62.76 kg, were found in the bags.
Located in the city of Lincang, the Qingshuihe checkpoint has seized 207.4 kg of all kinds of drugs since the beginning of this year, thanks to the tip-offs by local residents.
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